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Canning Town Central

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About

Canning Town Central sits in the London Borough of Newham at the junction of Barking Road (A13) and Newham Way, with a mix of housing, shops and council estates along the high street. The transport interchange is a defining feature: Canning Town station links the Jubilee Line and Docklands Light Railway and stacks rail platforms with a covered bus station above, creating a compact transfer point used by commuters heading into central London and east London. Hallsville Quarter, a mixed-use redevelopment south of the station, contains retail units, a library and residential blocks that opened around the rebuilt shopping street.

The area's industrial past is visible in surviving brick workshops and former shipbuilding plots that once supported river trades. Local services cluster around Barking Road and the station forecourt, including market-style stalls, small specialist shops and community centres that serve nearby estates. Walkable streets lead to patches of reclaimed open space and to the boundary with north Woolwich; cycle routes and frequent buses extend connectivity where rail does not. The result is an urban centre defined by transport links, community facilities and layers of industrial history.

Area overview

On average Canning Town Central has very high deprivation and very high crime levels, with around 112 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. Approximately 43.1% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Canning Town Central is £62,921 per year. There are 2 schools in Canning Town Central: 1 primary (1 Outstanding and 0 Good) and 1 secondary (0 Outstanding and 0 Good). On average most houses in area has good public transport connectivity. Canning Town Central is home to around 10,281 people, with a population density of about 16,407.6 per km2.

Crime rate
9/10
Crimes per 1k residents
112
Deprivation level
9/10
Income level
2/10
Social housing
43.1%
Connectivity
7/10

Area Profile

Canning Town Central Population
10,281
Population density
16,407.6 per km²

Crime

Crime per 1,000 population

Violence and sexual offences
35.31(+16%)
Anti-social behaviour
34.14(+28%)
Other theft
14.4(+24%)
Vehicle crime
10.5(+8%)
Shoplifting
10.31(+2%)
London average

Demographics

Ethnic groups

African
2,167
21.08%
British
1,811
17.61%
Other White
1,619
15.75%
Bangladeshi
1,294
12.59%
Other Asian
447
4.35%
Total population: 10,282

Economics

Education (age 16+)

Level 4+ (Degree)
3,214
39.07%
No qualifications
1,754
21.32%
Level 3 (A level)
1,064
12.93%
Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)
846
10.28%
Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)
777
9.45%
Total 16+ residents: 8,226

Housing

Housing tenure

Private landlord or letting agency
1,054
29.46%
Social rents from council
1,043
29.15%
Owns with a mortgage
525
14.67%
Other social rented
436
12.19%
Owns outright
280
7.83%
Total households: 3,578

Property prices in Canning Town Central

Based on 24 recent sales, the median property price is £380,000 in Canning Town Central area, with individual transactions ranging from £250,000 up to £612,500.

Price distribution per property type (last year)

Price distribution by property type for Canning Town Central in the last year.

Median sale price and percentiles per property type (last year)

Median sale price, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Canning Town Central over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian
Flats13£330,000
Terraced11£415,000

10 years median price trend in Canning Town Central

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Canning Town Central.

All postcodes in Canning Town Central

E138DF

Chargeable Lane

E138ER

Croydon Road

E138FP

Plaistow West & Canning Town East

E130EE

Grange Road

E138EE

Barking Road

E138ET

Croydon Road

E138DB

King Street

E138EG

Tabernacle Avenue

E138BU

Graham Road

E164JU

Bethell Avenue

E164HB

Barking Road

E161GY

Rathbone Market

E164RH

Avondale Road

E138EW

Columbia Road

E138AN

Liddon Road

E138BP

Whitwell Road

E138SR

Webb Gardens

E161EQ

Barking Road

E164DD

Bernard Cassidy Street

E138BT

Foster Road

E138DX

King Street

E138QA

Newman Road

E164DF

Morgan Street

E164HR

Hermit Road

E138EN

Garfield Road

E164PN

Ordnance Road

E138HD

Luton Road

E161EW

Beckton Road

E164BX

Canning Town North

E164LX

Liverpool Road

E138DP

Boyce Way

E164QL

Oak Crescent

E138AQ

Balaam Street

E138EH

Braemar Road

E164BP

Canning Town North

E138DN

Beatrice Close

E164LF

Hermit Road

E138EL

Ohio Road

E138EX

Sutton Road

E161PU

Beckton Road

E164JX

Sheppard Street

E138DQ

King Street

E138EP

Croydon Road

E164EW

Plaistow West & Canning Town East

E164DT

Beckton Road

E164HQ

Barking Road

E130EQ

Grange Road

E138BN

Ayres Close

E164PJ

Ordnance Road

E138BZ

Whitwell Road

E138DG

Philip Street

E161HF

Canning Town North

E164PU

Avondale Road

E138AJ

Barking Road

E164QA

Trinity Gardens

E164JH

Radley Terrace

E138EU

Sutton Road

E164BN

Ordnance Road

E164HL

Cliff Walk

E138DH

Braemar Road

E164JP

Blanche Street

E138EJ

Mayfield Road

E161EN

Barking Road

E138FE

Duchess Drive

E138AB

Rowntree Clifford Close

E138DD

Falcon Street

E138DS

Kelland Road

E138EB

Balaam Street

E161JW

Bywell Place

E164DE

Beckton Road

E164JL

Tyas Road

E161GS

Rathbone Market

E164JR

Blanche Street

E138BX

Anne Street

E138DR

Doherty Road

E138DW

Chargeable Lane

E161YT

Maud Street

E164JT

Bethell Avenue

E161GR

Barking Road

E161HH

Mona Street

E164BW

Blake Road

E164QB

Trinity Gardens

E164DB

Bernard Cassidy Street

E164HU

Beaconsfield Road

E164JS

Florence Street

E164QD

Trinity Gardens

E138AH

Eric Shipman Terrace

E164PL

Malmesbury Terrace

E138EY

Sutton Road

E164PZ

Star Lane

E138BS

Gentry Gardens

E138EZ

Upland Road

E138DU

Welsh Close

E161GZ

Rathbone Market

E164HS

Beaconsfield Road

E130EL

Gordon Street

E161EH

Canning Town North

E164LD

Hermit Road

E164HP

Hermit Road

E164BT

Malmesbury Road

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/01/2026.